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Some Key BT Shareholders Start Pushing for Openreach Split

21st August, 2018 (19 Comments)

A new report has claimed that some of BT’s “biggest shareholders” will urge any future CEO of the telecoms and broadband ISP giant to put serious consideration toward the old idea of splitting out their UK network access division, Openreach, in the hope of boosting the company’s share price.

Q1 2018 Take-up Progress for BDUK’s Superfast Broadband Rollout

20th August, 2018 (19 Comments)

The Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project has today published its latest take-up data to the end of March 2018 (Q1) for the state aid supported roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) ISP networks across the United Kingdom, which continues to see strong levels of adoption.

Gov Says UK Superfast Broadband Project Delivers £9bn Biz Boost UPDATE

20th August, 2018 (26 Comments)

The Government have today estimated that their £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project, which with the help of operators like BT (Openreach) and Gigaclear has extended fixed “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) ISP networks to cover 95%+ of UK premises, also delivered a £9bn boost to national business turnover.

BT and Axione Lock Horns Over Scotland’s R100 Broadband Plan

18th August, 2018 (15 Comments)

The Scottish Government’s future £600m R100 (Reaching 100%) superfast broadband rollout programme could be facing a problem after sources told ISPreview.co.uk that Axione, one of three remaining bidders for the contract, had allegedly set its lawyers on BT (Openreach) over claims of anti-competitive behaviour.

Digital Scotland Delivers 900,000 Superfast Broadband Premises

14th August, 2018 (14 Comments)

The £428 million Digital Scotland (DSSB) project with BT (Openreach) has announced that their roll-out of FTTC and FTTP based “superfast broadband” ISP technology has managed to reach an additional 900,000 homes and businesses across Scotland since it began.

Openreach to Scale Back G.fast Broadband Rollout – Focus on FTTP

9th August, 2018 (82 Comments)

Industry sources have informed ISPreview.co.uk that Openreach (BT) are to revise down their UK rollout plan for 330Mbps capable hybrid fibre G.fast broadband ISP technology from 10 million to nearly 6 million premises. The aim is to refocus on their new Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) deployment.

City of London Corp Tackles Openreach’s FTTP Wayleave Concerns

6th August, 2018 (32 Comments)

The City of London Corporation has informed ISPreview.co.uk that they last week sent a letter to the heads of various agencies across the area. This seeks to encourage take-up of ultrafast FTTP broadband and highlights Openreach’s (BT) concern about the challenge of getting access permission from landlords.

Superfast Broadband for 25000 Extra Premises in the Scottish Highlands UPDATE

6th August, 2018 (4 Comments)

The Scottish Government has announced that 25,000 additional homes and businesses in Scotland’s rural Highlands and Islands will be able to access “superfast broadband” as part of a second round of extended coverage for the region, which is part of the state aid supported £428m Digital Scotland (DSSB) project.

£4.15m Broadband Boost for Rural Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

6th August, 2018 (1 Comment)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire project, which is working alongside Openreach (BT) to help extend fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) coverage from around 96% today to 99% of premises in the UK county by the end of 2020 (here), has secured a £4.15m funding boost to help connect rural businesses.

Welsh Village Left Waiting Months for Openreach to Finish FTTP

6th August, 2018 (35 Comments)

Residents in the rural village of Blaenffos (Pembrokeshire, Wales) have been left confused after a mix of admin delays, cost concerns and conflicting feedback from ISPs resulted in the local roll-out of a new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network entering a lengthy state of limbo.

CBI Tells N.Ireland How to Spend £150m on Ultrafast Broadband

2nd August, 2018 (2 Comments)

A new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) chaired Northern Ireland Broadband Industry Forum (NIBIF) has set out how it thinks the UK Government’s £150m investment to help “provide ultra-fast broadband” (100Mbps+) should be spent. No big surprises inside.

First Draft – Openreach Offers Cheaper Access to its UK Cable Ducts

1st August, 2018 (2 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today published the first Draft Reference Offer for their revised Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product, which as per Ofcom’s requirements is intended to make it cheaper and easier for ISPs to deploy their own “full fibre” broadband networks via existing cable ducts and telegraph poles.

Openreach Trial New 1Gbps Street Access Ethernet Product

1st August, 2018 (12 Comments)

On 28th August 2018 Openreach (BT) will begin trialling a new 1Gbps variant of their existing Street Access product for UK businesses and wireless ISPs / network operators (previously limited to 100Mbps), which delivers Ethernet data connectivity to street furniture (lampposts, cabinets etc.).

IoD Seeks Solid Switch Off Date for UK Copper Telecoms Network

1st August, 2018 (11 Comments)

Last week the UK Government proposed an industry led “switchover” process to remove the old copper line (broadband and phone) telecoms network as “full fibre” (FTTP/H) is deployed, but it stopped short of setting a full switch-off date. Now the Institute of Directors has called for a solid date, possibly as early as 2025.

Openreach Community Fibre Partnerships Benefit 80000 UK Premises

31st July, 2018 (9 Comments)

The Community Fibre Partnerships scheme from Openreach (BT), which offers grants worth up to £30K to help co-fund the cost of upgrading a digitally isolated community to receive their FTTC or FTTP based superfast broadband ISP network, has now passed around 80,000 UK premises via 600 communities.

Cityfibre Attack Coppersaurus of Misleading Fibre Broadband Ads

31st July, 2018 (45 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has today launched the Coppersaurus campaign, which aims to draw attention to the UK’s “prehistoric broadband” and support their court case to end “misleading” uses of “fibre” terminology in ISP adverts (i.e. when it’s used to describe slower hybrid copper and fibre connections).

Bexley in London Hails Openreach Plan for 25,000 FTTP Premises

30th July, 2018 (9 Comments)

The London Borough of Bexley has welcomed a new partnership agreement between its street works team and Openreach (BT), which looks set to see 25,000 homes around Crayford and Erith being upgraded to ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology during 2018/19.